BLACKJACK ACES-3, 56950
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BLACKJACK ACES-3, 56950 is a payload satellite owned by DARPA (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 12 Jun 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
BLCAN/LMSS
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
X-SAT, Unknown motor
Mass
~200 kg wet, ~200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 3.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.875 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 BLACKJACK ACES-3
1 56950U 23084U 26067.95277770 .00009887 00000-0 45535-3 0 9994
2 56950 97.6038 202.4496 0003294 17.3274 342.8073 15.20498855151954Epoch: 2026-03-08T22:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-08T22:51:59.993Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
52.79694°
Altitude
505.254 km
Speed
7.613 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 29m 47s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:17:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
503.575 km
Perigee altitude
499.042 km
Semi-major axis
6,879.446 km
Eccentricity
0.00033
Inclination
97.6038°
RAAN
202.4496°
Arg. of periapsis
17.3274°
True anomaly
342.79614°
Mean anomaly
342.8073°
Eccentric anomaly
342.80172°
Mean motion
3.80376 °/min
Orbital period
94.64 mins
BSTAR
0.00045535
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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2023 (2023-06-12 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.BLACKJACK ACES-3 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-03-09 21:32:47.454Z | 23.7° NE | 2026-03-09 21:35:47.454Z | 118.068° SE | 39.865° | 2026-03-09 21:38:47.454Z | 179.258° S |
| 4 mins | 2026-03-10 08:11:47.454Z | 104.51° ESE | 2026-03-10 08:12:47.454Z | 82.812° E | 20.956° | 2026-03-10 08:15:47.454Z | 20.914° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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